Prepared to attend until June, Cory Sandhagen continues push for Sean O’Malley struggle: ‘There isn’t any higher struggle you can also make’

Cory Sandhagen sees a possible struggle in opposition to Sean O’Malley as a no brainer.

Sandhagen (17-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC), a former title challenger and long-time UFC bantamweight contender, is hoping to get booked in opposition to O’Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC), and is stunned that there’s not an enormous effort, at the least for now, by the promotion to get that struggle finished.

Talking on Michael Bisping’s YouTube channel, Sandhagen continued his push for a struggle in opposition to the previous UFC champion, and even mentioned he’d be prepared till June – O’Malley’s focused return.

“You learn all of the feedback, and also you speak to followers, and also you speak to individuals, and that’s the struggle everybody desires to see occur,” Sandhagen mentioned. “I’m truly sort of stunned the UFC hasn’t come to me or Sean, hasn’t mentioned something about that struggle but or something, or (the UFC) requested, ‘Hey, are you prepared to attend until June?’ as a result of I might entertain that large time.

“I feel an enormous piece I’ve been in a position to recognize recently is I actually need to give followers what they’re paying to see, and if it means ready to offer followers a struggle they’re most excited for, I might undoubtedly large time entertain that. I might reasonably not have all of it the best way in June, however there’s no higher struggle you can also make. Me and O’Malley is a banger of a struggle.”

Sandhagen mentioned he was supplied a struggle in opposition to Deiveson Figueiredo for late 2024, however Figueiredo turned it down, and now the UFC will look to ebook Figueiredo in opposition to Petr Yan.

Not eager to struggle too down the UFC bantamweight rankings, Sandhagen sees O’Malley as the one viable possibility, as he’s coming off a championship loss to Merab Dvalishvili in the principle occasion of UFC 306 final month.

“I really feel like O’Malley is the one struggle,” Sandhagen mentioned. “Possibly the winner of Yan and Figgy if O’Malley goes to be bizarre and nonetheless not deliver me up or point out that struggle or something like that. So yeah, that’s what I’m .”